Community Nurse

Humber Youth Action Group; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Humber NHS Trust in Scarborough recruits a Community Nurse to assess and care for patients in their own homes. You will work within a 24/7 service, developing through a structured induction and preceptorship, with support from a line manager to progress your competencies across nursing specialisms.

The role involves independent fieldwork, collaboration with MDTs, and caring for patients across diverse settings, including hospitals, social services, and voluntary sectors, while pursuing ongoing

Qualifications

• Evidence of transporting self and equipment across a large geographic area.
• Adequate IT skills to use electronic patient records and stock ordering.

Responsibilities

• Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans.
• Holding a non-complex patient caseload.
• Management of pressure ulcers and wounds.
• Palliative and end-of-life care.
• Medicines management and injections (sub cut & IM).
• Shift work including late and night shifts.

Skills

Transport to venues

IT skills

Education

Degree in adult nursing

NMC registration

Tools

SystmOne

Job description

Job summary

Do you aspire to provide holistic, patient-centred care? In Scarborough you will assess and care for patients in their own home. With our service also providing nursing specialisms, there is a wonderful opportunity to develop your career with us and we support our staff in gaining further qualifications.

Here's what a member of our team has to say about his experience: 'I started with Humber as a Newly Qualified Nurse 5 years ago & have since completed my District Nurse Specialist Qualification which helped me to secure a Band 6 role. I will soon start my prescribing qualification which will open many avenues in my nursing career. Humber are willing to support & help their staff to flourish in their careers.'

Your planned induction would include a training programme delivered by our specialist nurses & for newly qualified staff we have a preceptorship programme. We have a clear competency framework so you know what is expected within your role & can plan development of your competencies with support from your line manager.

As a community nurse you need your own transport, must be comfortable working alone in patient homes & working shifts. You will work closely with other community nurse colleagues and the wider MDT within our own services and other agencies including the acute hospitals, Hospice, General Practice, Social Services & the voluntary sector. We are a 24/7 service so there is opportunity for different types of shifts.

Main duties of the job

• Holistic patient assessment, formulation and reviewing of care plans
• Holding a non-complex patient caseload
• Management of pressure ulcers & wounds
• Palliative & end of life care
• Bladder & bowel care including catheterisation and continence assessments
• Medicines Management
• Injections (sub cut & IM)
• Phlebotomy
• Provision of equipment to support care
• Safeguarding
• Participation in daily safety huddles & handovers
• Line management & supervision of junior staff
• Practice supervision for nursing students
• Continual learning and professional development
• Shift work including late and night shifts

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website.

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• Evidence of how you will efficiently transport self and equipment to/from multiple venues over a large geographical area during each shift in the UK
• Adequate IT skills required to utilise electronic patient records, electronic communications, clinical stock ordering

Desirable

• Experience of use of SystmOne

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of the specific service area, team and role evidenced within the supporting information of application to vacancy
• Experience of Community Nursing in prior employment or student placement

Desirable

• Experience of managing a caseload of patients including triage and prioritisation of referrals and daily work
• Experience of mentoring pre-registration students

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/diploma in adult nursing (or in final year of nursing degree programme)
• Hold current NMC registration or student registration if in final year of training

Desirable

• Up to date training & registration as a mentor
• Evidence of relevant CPD - could include completion of short courses or post-graduate study

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.